Patna: The Patna Meteorological Office on Sunday declared that the southwest monsoon had completely withdrawn from Bihar on October 13.
“The retreating of the south-west monsoon from the state began on October 11 and the same has fully withdrawn from the region by Sunday,” said the weather office, adding that this monsoon registered 20% less than normal rainfall in the state, as only 798mm of average showers was witnessed against the normal of 992mm.Notably, the onset of monsoon in Bihar took place on June 20 this year and the entire region was covered by June 28.
As per the meteorological office, June registered a rainfall deficit of 52% in the region, and the same was reduced to a shortfall of 29% in the following month of July. August and September got approximately normal rains. “While August received 260mm against the normal of 271mm of showers, September experienced 218mm against the standard of 216mm of rainfall,” said the weather office press release on Sunday.
No district in the state witnessed large deficient (less than 60% or more than normal) or large excess (more than 60% or more than normal) rainfall this monsoon season.
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